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Batuna's damselfish
Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Batuna's damselfish
- Scientific
- Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 10 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 12 m (usually 2 to 10 m)
- IUCN status
- VU · VulnerableVulnerable (VU), assessed 2010
Description
A small damselfish reaching about 10 cm, living in small groups among branching corals in silty, sheltered lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Amblyglyphidodon-batunaorum.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/228122780
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.